band
2
[ band ]
/ bænd /
noun
verb (used with object)
to mark, decorate, or furnish with a band or bands.
Origin of band
2OTHER WORDS FROM band
band·er, noun band·less, adjectiveWords nearby band
British Dictionary definitions for energy band (1 of 4)
energy band
noun
physics
a range of energies associated with the quantum states of electrons in a crystalline solid. In a semiconductor or an insulator there is a valence band containing many states, most of which are occupied. Above this is a forbidden band with only a few isolated states caused by impurities. Above this is a conduction band containing many states most of which are empty. In a metal there is a continuous valence-conduction band
See also energy gap
British Dictionary definitions for energy band (2 of 4)
band
1
/ (bænd) /
noun
verb
(usually foll by together)
to unite; assemble
Word Origin for band
C15: from French
bande probably from Old Provençal
banda of Germanic origin; compare Gothic
bandwa sign,
banner
British Dictionary definitions for energy band (3 of 4)
band
2
/ (bænd) /
noun
verb (tr)
to fasten or mark with a band
Word Origin for band
C15: from Old French
bende, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
binda fillet; see
band ³
British Dictionary definitions for energy band (4 of 4)
Word Origin for band
C13: from Old Norse
band; related to Old High German
bant fetter; see
bend
1,
bond
Medical definitions for energy band
band
[ bănd ]
n.
An appliance or a part of an apparatus that encircles or binds a part of the body.
A cordlike tissue that connects or that holds bodily structures together.
A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism.
Scientific definitions for energy band
band
[ bănd ]
A specific range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies, as those used in radio broadcasting.
Idioms and Phrases with energy band
band
see on the bandwagon; to beat the band.